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When Lil Mike and Funny Bone, who perform as the hip-hop duo Mike Bone, auditioned for the television show Reservation Dogs, they never expected the series to gain much attention outside the Native American community. The show, co-created by Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi,  follows the lives of four Native American teens in Oklahoma and finds…

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TobyMac, the Christian artist, who released his first album since the tragic 2019 death of his son, Truett McKeehan, knows the depths of human despair. He’s known best for his upbeat, cheerful songs from Move to The Elements, yet after his son’s death, he wasn’t sure if he could write another one. Days after the tragedy, he wrote 21…

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A school shooting survivor wowed “America’s Got Talent” judges and the entire studio audience, sparking a standing ovation and cheers after she performed Lauren Daigle’s song “Remember.” Singer Ava Swiss, 18, of Oxford, Michigan, appeared on the show last week and explained her motivation for choosing the Christian song. “I chose this song because, back…

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Pop star Justin Bieber has asked fans to pray for him as he battles Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which has caused the right side of his face to have paralysis, but he said he trusts God that “it’s all for a reason.” “Obviously, as you can probably see from my face, I have this syndrome called…

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